About Baldur’s Gate 1

Overhaul Games has succeeded in making one of the big RPG classics available on modern machines. The original game was so good and atmospheric that it still stands today, though the new Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition doesn’t bring a lot more to the table. The infinity engine looks great in HD and all the esthetics are well preserved. This game uses the Dungeons & Dragons rule set, which I have come to appreciate quite a lot within the last few years. With improved graphics, backported concepts from Baldurs Gate II, and new features, it is a must have for any RPG fan. The original Baldur’s Gate series are easily one of the best PC RPGs. The games build an immersive world that you would love to go back to again and again.

The story of the game is very well written and also interesting. If you’re willing to read up on the background information a little to get a grasp of what the Dungeon & Dragon world is like. The character creation is quite big for this game. The world is nicely drawn in this game too. The graphics on the Enhanced Version doesn’t look much better than when I played this game years ago. Exploring the world is also a huge point in this game. Great classic. Especially for older machines, you can easy spend a couple of weeks to finish this game. This was before RPG’s became dumbed down, open world hack and slash action games and completely lost their depth and the meaning of the genre entirely. Baldur’s Gate is an extremely brilliant addition to the cRPG genre and easily among the top 3 games of it’s kind.

If you are willing to surive the lower levels and keep going forward then this game is for you. If you lack patience and dislike older games then just forget about it. There is a huge learning curve and unless you are willing to learn then I would advise against download this game. Overall, I think this game is very good, and the Enchanced Edition brings some changes that will ease in newcomers to the classing cRPG genre.